Social workers

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Hamilton, Waikato
Full time
5 days ago

  • Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital – Acute Social Work Team
  • Qualified/ NZ Registered Social Worker
  • The details: Full-time Permanent - 64 Hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE)
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role


Exciting opportunities for qualified practitioner to join the Acute Social Work services and undertake full-time (0.8 FTE) permanent position within Waikato Hospital. This position is in Emergency Department, which is part of our Critical Care team.

The hours are working Tuesday – Friday 2.30 pm – 11.00 pm.

If you are interested in working in a fast-paced environment and have a passion to focus on health equity for Maori and Pacifica population we would love to hear from you.

A wide range of education, training and learning opportunities are offered to our allied health staff,


About the Team/Service

Our Social Work team covers the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Women's Health, Paediatrics, Older Persons & Rehabilitation, Renal, Oncology and Community. Although our team works within a range of health services in hospital and community-based settings throughout the Waikato district, they report professionally to a manager within our Allied Health Service.


About you

To apply you will need the following skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

  • Qualified, and at least 3 years’ experience as social worker
  • Registered as a social worker with the NZ Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB)
  • Have a current annual practising certificate
  • Hold a current drivers licence

And you will need the following competencies:

  • Psycho-social assessment and intervention
  • Intimate partner violence screening, assessment and intervention
  • Child protection and vulnerable adult assessment and intervention
  • Ability to navigate access to a wide variety of resources and support services
  • A commitment to bicultural practice
  • knowledge of the emotional and social impacts of changing health status
  • Crisis management and intervention skills
  • Case management skills
  • Advocacy skills

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 3rd August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at elisa.travailleur@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.


We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job details

Job Reference:
WAI28858

Location:
North Island - Waikato - Hamilton


Job type:
Permanent Full time

Expertise:
Clinical - Allied Health - Social Worker


Closes:
03-Aug-2025
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